The Maritime Museum ( sv, Sjöhistoriska museet) in

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is a

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for naval history, merchant shipping and shipbuilding. Located in the

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section of the inner-city district

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, the museum offers a panoramic view of the bay

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. The building was designed by

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and built in 1933–36.

Collections

The museum houses about 900,000 photos, 50,000 objects and 45,000 drawings, all related to the sea, coast, ships and boats, past and present. A major part of the collection, the boats, are housed in Boat Hall 2 at Galärvarvet in Stockholm. The boat collection ranges from canoes to

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s. On the bottom floor there are, among other things, exhibits on

naval A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

history including several detailed models of 18th century ships. The second floor includes exhibits on Swedish commercial fleets. In the basement is a replica of a cabin in King

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...

's ship ''Amphion'', along with the original stern from the ship.

Listing of historical ships

The Maritime Museum is responsible for the listing of historical ships in Sweden. Both ships and pleasure boats of historical significance can be listed. While the listing offers no legal protection or obligations, it gives the owner of the craft certain privileges.

Architecture

The gently curved building, inspired by the

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design of

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(1746–1816), acts as a background for the surrounding park where open-air concerts are held each year. It was the last major commission of Ragnar Östberg and was built on the location for the Stockholm Exhibition (1930) (''Stockholmsutställningen 1930''). As the exhibition was an important Functionalism manifestation, the museum also mark the point of view of the architect in the debate the introduction of Functionalist style caused in Sweden. The central cupola is entirely built of brick. The building also houses a

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workshop, wood shop, photo studio, archives and a library. In the 1970s, a film and lecture hall was added and in the 1990s a café. Outside of the museum is a bronze statue called ''The Sailor'' (''Sjömannen''), a memorial to the Swedish sailors who died during

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. The statue was made by artist

Nils Sjögren Nils A G Sjögren (1894 - 1952) was a Swedish sculptor. Works, a selection *Relief in the Engelbrekt room in Örebro Castle (1928) *Statues at Stockholm Public Library (1928), bronze (''Adam'', ''Eva'' and ''Krigarfigur) *''Vasabrunnen'' (1 ...

in 1952, just before he died. The statue was inaugurated in 1953.

Concerts

Starting in 1975, open-air concerts and music festivals are held in the park in front of the museum. The annual concerts arranged by the newspaper ''

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'' with the

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are compared with, and inspired by,

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in the

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. Among the other artists who have performed at events held at the museum are Oasis,

Lisa Nilsson My Lisa Karolina Nilsson (born 13 August 1970) is a Swedish singer. She was discovered by the producer William (Billy) Butt and she is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, '' Himlen runt hörnet'', written by Mauro Scocco and Johan ...

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, Pearl Jam,

Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer (born 14 September 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. Her father is of English heritage from the United Kingdom, her mother is Jewish from the United States, and she was born and raised in Sweden. As a student, s ...

Axwell Axel Christofer Hedfors (; born 18 December 1977), better known by his stage name Axwell, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Axtone Records. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angell ...

, and

Per Gessle Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was ...

Gallery

File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008a.jpg, Stern of the ''Amphion'' File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008e.jpg, Ship model File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008d.jpg, Exhibition hall File:Sjöhistoriska museet 2008f.jpg, Exhibition hall File:Fartygsmodell-STOCKHOLM - Sjöhistoriska museet - SM 26406.tif, MS ''Stockholm'' File:Fartygsmodell-OSEBERGSKEPPET - Sjöhistoriska museet - S 1620.tif, Ship Model

References

External links

Pictures of ship models in the museum, from visit in June 2011
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